Delaware requires folic acid in corn masa flour

The law requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid and requires labels to disclose it. This covers corn masa flour made, sold, offered for sale, or used to make food products. The required level is 0.7 milligrams per pound, within an acceptable industry margin of error. These requirements do not apply to cottage food establishments that make, sell, offer for sale, or use corn masa in cottage food products. The requirement begins January 1, 2027.

The law allows wet corn masa products to contain folic acid and requires labels to identify the vitamin and the wet masa process. This covers wet corn masa products made, sold, offered for sale, or used to make food products; wet products made with corn masa flour are excluded. The product may contain 0.4 milligrams per pound of finished product, within an acceptable industry margin of error. These provisions do not apply to cottage food establishments that make, sell, offer for sale, or use corn masa in cottage food products. These provisions begin January 1, 2027.

The law requires the department to investigate and decide complaints about violations, and allows it to issue rules. This applies to complaints about violations of the chapter's corn masa rules. An establishment reinspected because of a violation is subject to fees under another section of Delaware law. These provisions take effect January 1, 2027.

The law sets exceptions for some sales of corn masa flour without folic acid and for prepackaged snacks containing it. These exceptions apply to grocery stores and sales of prepackaged snack food containing corn masa flour. A grocery store may offer flour without folic acid only if it also offers flour that meets the law's requirements. Selling prepackaged snack food containing corn masa flour without folic acid is not a violation. These exceptions take effect January 1, 2027.